seat service history, does it matter?

[andymac123]

as some of you may know ive just bought a seat leon fr 170, it has 27k on the clock with service history (local garage), no wi cant decide what to do keep the service history local or use seat, will there be much point having seat service as the first 3 as local garages ?

what have you done ?
also what is the rough price of a service from seat ?

cheers

 

[Spirit Furtive]

http://www.seatcupra.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1301&Itemid=9

 

[AndyG_TSi]

Hi mate,

if your car is 3 years old + then SEAT have fixed the servicing cost see here:

http://www.seatcupra.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1301&Itemid=1

so you can get your SEAT serviced by a SEAT main dealer for the cost of a local independant.

More importantly, it gives you a main dealer stamp in your service history book, which is important for retaining its value for when you want to move it on.

I bought mine with full SEAT service history and i will keep that up.
Much better to see dealer service stamps in the book IMHO. To the average person, a main dealer service stamp is a sign its been serviced to the correct quality standard with the correct SEAT parts etc.

Local garage may provide just a good a service, but there is no guarantee that SEAT parts have been used as opposed to patten equivalents.

Take it to SEAT mate, especially if its 3 yrs old +

 

[matt l]

personally, if im buying a car it doesnt bother me where it has been services just as long as it has.

however, i am sticking with the dealer whilst mine is under warrenty just incase anything breaks they cant claim it was caused by another garage.

 

[robdf2]

More importantly, it gives you a main dealer stamp in your service history book, which is important for retaining its value for when you want to move it on.

to be honest that is a myth , serevice history is service history
you pay over the odds for a main dealer service

when your pride and joy goes into a SEAT dealer who services your car? you have no idea and usually its the apprentice learning on your car.

the only thing you need to worry about is warranty work , but if you use a good recommended independant who specialises in vag vehicles then you should be fine , you also get to know who has actually serviced your car
i know which one i would rather have.

Also SEAT say that if you have been loyal by using a main dealer for servicing and your car s outside of warranty they will give you a discounted repair , but this is still normally more than an independant would do it for.

 

[AndrewJB]

Id rather a good independent garage service it, Mines serviced at Awesome GTI, They use Genuine VAG Parts, Price is alot better than SEAT

As said above 9/10 the car is serviced by the apprentice at SEAT

 

[Fq-craigus]

Like already said who cares who services it as long as its done and the main bits are done like cambelt. I personally don't look for derive history when buying a car I just do the basic check, belt condition, oil condition, leaks? Brake levels, tyres